Nice!!! What are the dimensions?
Thanks. Your tank was definitely an inspiration in taking the plunge.Beautiful stand/tank Raul! Best of luck with it. How are you going to reinforce the joists?
Will do!mrbelvedere said:You should do a mini photo journal of the reinforcement. It would be a good resource for those with big tanks.
Thanks! I can't remember how many hours I spent on ReefCentral looking up the differences between glass and acrylic before I finally went with acrylic. It's all fun though.The stand and canopy look traditional but the color looks modern. i think you have the best of both worlds. That is very thick acrylic, It looks like you have put alot of thought before deciding on the set up. I have a 120gal and it is not too much work once established but scaping is hard. A 90gal is more manageable give us some pics of the support beam work. Your off to a great start.
Thanks Bob! The canopy only swings back from the top, if I need to do small maintenance I can just use the front doors on the canopy which swing outward.Beautiful stand for sure. Does the canopy swing open at the front? This is going to be fun to watch develop!
Nothing was built by me, hence the excellent quality!Your stand and canopy look awesome. I like the color and classy look. Did you have your stand and canopy custom made, or did you build it yourself?
Nope. Not yet, but it will be.Hey Raul - is that outlet a GFCI?![]()
Great question. The MH retrofits are only 3" high and will be more centered. I believe the fans are about 5" high; the canopy is 11" high from the bottom of the supports. It shouldn't be a problem, unless you're seeing something I am not?Another question...the canopy looks tall enough, but will the fans fit without interfering with your light fixture? Let me know if you need any dimensions on the fans.
Thanks!Orlando said:Very nice , cant wait to see more pics.
Don't worry, I'll include a lot more pictures once the plumbing starts coming together.dantra said:Very interesting
I agree, more pics needed
Nah - you should be fine! I suppose I just assumed you were going to be usinf a 4ft fixture of one variety or the other. THAT might have been a problem. Anyways, got a ling to the MH retrofits?Great question. The MH retrofits are only 3" high and will be more centered. I believe the fans are about 5" high; the canopy is 11" high from the bottom of the supports. It shouldn't be a problem, unless you're seeing something I am not?![]()
I see what you mean, it would have been a problem if I used four or more T5 bulbs. Here's are the MH I have in mind: http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1324 . What's great is that it includes the UV shield and it's run on an electronic ballast. However, the actual setup I'm getting is a 2x54W T5 + 2x150W MH combo: http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1357 .Nah - you should be fine! I suppose I just assumed you were going to be usinf a 4ft fixture of one variety or the other. THAT might have been a problem. Anyways, got a ling to the MH retrofits?
Very nice. So are you thinking of going all 10,000K?I see what you mean, it would have been a problem if I used four or more T5 bulbs. Here's are the MH I have in mind: http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1324 . What's great is that it includes the UV shield and it's run on an electronic ballast. However, the actual setup I'm getting is a 2x54W T5 + 2x150W MH combo: http://www.hellolights.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=1357 .
Nope. MH will be 8000K and T5's are the Planta bulbs by Giesemann.Very nice. So are you thinking of going all 10,000K?